If I use Dash and switch sides twice and end up on the same side prior to my Dash, can my opponent still hit me this turn?

Also, what if I move and not switch sides, then my opponent's Before Activating ability moves him past me (thus causing a switch of sides), will he still be able to hit me?

I think to answer both of your questions, you have to resolve each phase sequentially. If you are the active player, and you use Dash, you would resolve your After Activating effect BEFORE your opponents Before Activating ability. Your ACTUAL "dash" would have to be the move that switches sides for you to have the opponent not hit you.

So, you would resolve whether or not your opponents attack will hit you or not by that stage, irregardless of movements that change the status quo before or later.

If I'm wrong, someone please correct me. But this was how I interpreted the rules.

Thanks for the reply. I guess the 2nd question is a bit out there, and probably won't work, since the wording of the Dash is "After Activating: Move 1, 2, or 3 spaces. If you switch sides with an opponent during this move, that opponent's attacks do not hit you."

That leaves my first question then. Can I, as the Dashing player, hop one step over my opponent, and then hop 1 step back over my opponent to my initial spot, and end my move there? Will he still be able to hit me in this case, i.e. did what I do qualify as 'switching sides'?

That leaves my first question then. Can I, as the Dashing player, hop one step over my opponent, and then hop 1 step back over my opponent to my initial spot, and end my move there? Will he still be able to hit me in this case, i.e. did what I do qualify as 'switching sides'?

Note that you can't use Dash itself to hop back and forth in this way. Once your direction is set for a move action, it doesn't change, you keep moving (1,2, or 3) in the same direction, even beyond your opponent.

To hop back and forth, you would need to have another movement ability separate from the Dash (from your Style card, most probably). In this case, you will be protected, because the Dash ability itself caused you to switch sides, regardless of what happened before/after.

That leaves my first question then. Can I, as the Dashing player, hop one step over my opponent, and then hop 1 step back over my opponent to my initial spot, and end my move there? Will he still be able to hit me in this case, i.e. did what I do qualify as 'switching sides'?

Note that you can't use Dash itself to hop back and forth in this way. Once your direction is set for a move action, it doesn't change, you keep moving (1,2, or 3) in the same direction, even beyond your opponent.

To hop back and forth, you would need to have another movement ability separate from the Dash (from your Style card, most probably). In this case, you will be protected, because the Dash ability itself caused you to switch sides, regardless of what happened before/after.

Hmm, is that so? I guess the rulebook was never clear about this (and also about the 'Advance more than 1 space' business when you're directly beside an opponent.

If your answer is correct, that I have a satisfactory answer to my question, thanks!